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Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food (9780596805883): Jeff Potter.

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What to read next sites. Book Lists. How Viral PDFs Of A Naughty Bedtime Book Exploded The Old Publishing Model. Amazon announced last week that it’s testing out a 30-hour workweek for "a few dozen" employees on some of its technical teams.

How Viral PDFs Of A Naughty Bedtime Book Exploded The Old Publishing Model

Those employees, the Washington Post reports, will keep all the same benefits as full-time staff but earn 75% of the pay (Amazon already employs part-time workers with full benefits). Every member on those teams, including managers, will work 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with the remaining time on the clock made up of flex hours, and they’ll have the option to become full-time if they wish. According to the Post (which is owned by Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos), Amazon sees the move as a response to rising demand for more flexible hours. Arrangements like this one come with a mix of pros and cons—not just for the organization—but for workers, too. What Amazon Gets Like the smattering of tech companies expanding their benefits lately, Amazon is in a tight race for top-shelf talent. What Workers Get This is where Rushkoff is skeptical. Stop, You're Killing Me!

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Becoming a Critical Thinker Ordering Information

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